Indian troops fire at Kashmir protesters; teenager killed
AP, Srinagar :Government forces fired on anti-India protesters Saturday and killed a teenage student on the second day of violent clashes in the disputed Himalayan...
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Police foil Melbourne terror plot
Reuters, Melbourne :Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an event to mark the...
Rouhani says Iran’s military strategy purely defensive
AFP, Tehran :Iran’s military is purely for defence and should not be seen as a threat in the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani said today...
Israel, Palestinians ‘reach accord’ on frozen taxes
AFP, Ramallah :Israel has agreed to transfer in full hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes collected for the Palestinian Authority but frozen in a...
UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Yemen
Reuters, United Nations :UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Yemen, the first time he has made...
300 US troops in Kiev to train Ukrainian forces
AFP, Kiev :About 300 US paratroopers arrived this week in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east,...
Chinese President arrives in Pakistan on Monday
AP, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pakistan next week to oversee agreements on pipelines, power plants and other projects as part of a...
Indian police arrest Kashmiri leader
AP, Srinagar :Indian police arrested a top Kashmiri separatist leader on Friday for leading an anti-India demonstration and detained two others to prevent a planned...
Thailand Prime Minister hails progress, says he doesn`t want to stay in power
Reuters, Bangkok :Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha hailed the performance of his military government today and said a much-criticised overhaul of the constitution was needed...
Iraq PM vows to end sectarian divisions
AFP, Washington :Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi wrapped up his inaugural visit to the US on Thursday, winning pledges that long-delayed F-16 fighter jets will...
China complaints Japanese air, sea surveillance raises safety risks
Reuters, Beijing :China’s Defence Ministry complained today that Japanese surveillance activities threatened the safety of Chinese ships and aircraft, raising the issue after Japan said...
Military option on Iran `intact` despite missiles: US
AFP, Washington :The delivery of Russian S-300 air defense missiles to Iran will not affect America’s ability to strike at Tehran’s nuclear facilities if necessary,...